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Red foxes harbor two genetically distinct, spatially separated Echinococcus multilocularis clusters in Brandenburg, Germany.
Parasites & vectors - 14 Oct 2021
Herzig Mandy, Maksimov Pavlo, Staubach Christoph, Romig Thomas, Knapp Jenny, Gottstein Bruno, Conraths Franz J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a clinically serious zoonosis caused by the fox tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis. We studied the diversity and the distribution of genotypes of E. multilocularis isolated from foxes in Brandenburg, Germany, and in comparison to a hunting ground in North Rhine-Westphalia. METHODS: Echinococcus multilocularis specimens from 101 foxes, 91 derived from Brandenburg and...
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